The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $64,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $87,010 | 3.26% | 12.80% |
| 2016 | $84,170 | 0.34% | - |
| 2015 | $83,880 | 2.40% | - |
| 2014 | $81,870 | 4.97% | - |
| 2013 | $77,800 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $75,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,010 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.